Places of Medium-Term Deprivation of Liberty in their clothing for washing during their time at the establishment. This shortcoming means that inmates wash their clothes using the means available to them (they are provided with soap and use sinks, if there are any, or even washbasins), having to dry the clothes in their dormitories, on makeshift laundry lines. Accordingly, a call has been made for all the CIEs to be provided with the same laundry services as those currently available in Barcelona, Madrid and at the establishment in Tarifa (Cadiz). In the case of Malaga, the information provided at the time of the visit was that the CIE would be provided with an industrial washing machine and a dryer. 271. The CIEs have communal recreation areas, whose comfort and state of Deficient state of repair of repair are deficient. They have a television, but there is not enough furniture and communal recreation areas recreational equipment, bearing in mind that this is the area where the inmates have to spend almost the entire day. In the case of the CIE in Malaga, the presence of load-bearing walls means they cannot be knocked down to enlarge the communal areas, so the canteens are being used as day rooms. 272. In order to permit inmates to exercise and enjoy the open air, there are The CIEs have yards but not yards in all the CIEs, but these do not always have sports facilities or equipment. all of them have sports In most cases, they also lack a covered area enabling the yards to be used on rainy facilities and equipment days or in adverse weather conditions. The appropriate indications have been made at each CIE to rectify the situation described. The CIE in Murcia reported that the inmates do not go out into the yards during the afternoons, as there have been several escape attempts, and there are not enough guards to control this. This situation needs to be resolved, as it involves an excessive deprivation of liberty that increases its duress. 273. Inmates may be attended by a minister of their faith, although the The CIEs visited do not have CIEs visited do not have a specific area set aside for worship (one was a specific area for worship initially foreseen at the CIE in Murcia but it is now used as a storage area). Nevertheless, it was noted that whenever so requested, an area was set aside for these purposes. 274. No communications problems have been detected at the CIEs inspected in Each CIE regulates visits by terms of public transport. Visits by family members and friends are arranged into family members and different time slots and frequencies depending on each CIE. This matter gives rise to numerous complaints and is monitored by the Ombudsman, being also the focus of attention of the judges overseeing detention in CIEs. Certain CIEs, such as Malaga, find it difficult to comply with the visiting times specified in the friends. The Ombudsman can see no reason for the use of separating screens that stop any physical contact regulations due to problems of space. This is an area that very clearly highlights the shortcomings of the infrastructures themselves and even the police force’s compliance with the legal standards set out for a centre and the deprivation of liberty that must not be seen as a prison sentence. Generally speaking, the Ombudsman can THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 119